Iyer: "He was close to being No. 1 on this list last year. Cam brought it right after winning the Heisman, continued his success in the NFL right away, won rookie of the year. As we've seen in the past, that's a pretty tough thing to do."

Bender: "He just can't shake that diva label. … He just hasn't handled losing well, but from what I hear, he's getting better at that."

Bender: "He doesn't play a lot, and he's not better than the Browns' Trent Richardson, who he used to play with at Alabama. … Remember the Emmitt Smith comparisons he had when he came out? He hasn't lived up to those and has been hurt so far."

Iyer: "He splits time with Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory, who—just to be clear—aren't Heisman winners."